Systems and methods for provisioning an information handling system for operating system streaming based on information handling resource inventory

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for provisioning an information handling system for operating system streaming, the information handling system having one or more information handling resources, may be provided. The method may include receiving from the information handling system a boot request to boot a streaming operating system. The method may also include, responsive to determining that an operating system image associated with the information handling system is not available, instructing the information handling system to boot a service operating system for generating an inventory of the one or more information handling resources. The method may additionally include receiving the inventory from the information handling system. The method may further include generating a new operating system image including drivers for supporting the one or more information handling resources identified in the inventory.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for provisioning an information handling system for operating system streaming, the information handling system having one or more information handling resources, the method comprising:
 receiving from the information handling system a boot request to boot a streaming operating system;   responsive to determining that an operating system image associated with the information handling system is not available, instructing the information handling system to boot a service operating system for generating an inventory of the one or more information handling resources;   receiving the inventory from the information handling system; and   generating a new operating system image including drivers for supporting the one or more information handling resources identified in the inventory.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising instructing the information handling system to boot the new operating system image. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising streaming the new operating system image to the information handling system responsive to a boot request from the information handling system. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising downloading one or more of the drivers responsive to receiving the inventory. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling system boots the service operating system locally. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising streaming the service operating system to the information handling system. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service operating system generates the inventory by retrieving such information from a basic input/output system of the information handling system. 
     
     
         8 . An information handling system for provisioning a client information handling system for operating system streaming, the client information handling system having one or more information handling resources, the information handling system comprising:
 a processor; and   non-transitory computer-readable media communicatively coupled to the processor and having stored thereon one or more instructions configured to, when executed by the processor:
 receive from the client information handling system a boot request to boot a streaming operating system; 
 responsive to determining that an operating system image associated with the client information handling system is not available, instruct the client information handling system to boot a service operating system for generating an inventory of the one or more information handling resources; 
 receive the inventory from the client information handling system; and 
 generate a new operating system image including drivers for supporting the one or more information handling resources identified in the inventory. 
   
     
     
         9 . The information handling system of  claim 8 , the one or more instructions further configured to instruct the client information handling system to boot the new operating system image. 
     
     
         10 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , the one or more instructions further configured to stream the new operating system image to the information handling system responsive to a boot request from the information handling system. 
     
     
         11 . The information handling system of  claim 8 , the one or more instructions further configured to download one or more of the drivers responsive to receiving the inventory. 
     
     
         12 . The information handling system of  claim 8 , wherein the information handling system boots the service operating system locally. 
     
     
         13 . The information handling system of  claim 8 , the one or more instructions further configured to stream the service operating system to the information handling system. 
     
     
         14 . The information handling system of  claim 8 , wherein the service operating system generates the inventory by retrieving such information from a basic input/output system of the information handling system. 
     
     
         15 . An article of manufacture comprising:
 a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and   computer-executable instructions carried on the computer readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to:
 receive from a client information handling system a boot request to boot a streaming operating system; 
 responsive to determining that an operating system image associated with the client information handling system is not available, instruct the client information handling system to boot a service operating system for generating an inventory of one or more information handling resources; 
 receive the inventory from the client information handling system; and 
 generate a new operating system image including drivers for supporting the one or more information handling resources identified in the inventory. 
   
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 15 , the instructions for further causing the processor to instruct the client information handling system to boot the new operating system image. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 16 , the instructions for further causing the processor to stream the new operating system image to the information handling system responsive to a boot request from the client information handling system. 
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 15 , the instructions for further causing the processor to download one or more of the drivers responsive to receiving the inventory. 
     
     
         19 . The article of  claim 15 , wherein the client information handling system boots the service operating system locally. 
     
     
         20 . The article of  claim 15 , the instructions for further causing the processor to stream the service operating system to the client information handling system. 
     
     
         21 . The article of  claim 15 , wherein the service operating system generates the inventory by retrieving such information from a basic input/output system of the client information handling system.